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president's policies would "kill the american dream," and the way to ensure a brighter future is cut government spending. behind the scenes campaign workers worked towards the goal of contacting 2 million voters by phone in florida as well as other swing states. >> a republican congressman from georgia is making national headlines today. after comments he made about his religious beliefs were posted on a church website. >> evolution big bang theory, all of that is lies, straight from hell. >> representative paul broun made those comments at a baptist church in georgia. the church has since removed the video, but the bridge project, the political watchdog group reposted the video. broun is a medical doctor and said cites on the house committee of space and technology. he is running for re-election, unopposeed. >>> volunteers from the yes on proposition 30 campaign gathered this morning in front of mcclymonds high school. the measure is backed by governor brown and would raise the sales tax and race income tax on high earners to raise money for schools and colleges. >> it's about the children. it
president's policies would "kill the american dream," and the way to ensure a brighter future is cut government spending. behind the scenes campaign workers worked towards the goal of contacting 2 million voters by phone in florida as well as other swing states. >> a republican congressman from georgia is making national headlines today. after comments he made about his religious beliefs were posted on a church website. >> evolution big bang theory, all of that is lies,...
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. >> we hope that the tide is turning on our government and we're going take back our country for the people. >> here is an aerial photo of that human banner. the organize ising actually a san francisco taxicab cipher who has put together about a dozen events over the years. >> coming up next we hear more >> coming up next we hear more from the giant as they [ male announcer ] citibank's app for ipad makes it easy for anne to manage her finances when she's on the go. even when she's not going anywhere. citibank for ipad. easier banking. standard at citibank. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing a reason...to look twice. introducing a stunning work of technology -- the entirely new lexus es. and the first-ever es hybrid. this is the pursuit of perfection. helps him deposit his checks. jay also like it when mother nature helps him wash his car. mother nature's cool like that. mobile check deposit. easier banking. standard at citibank. . >>> good evening everybody and thanks for joining us our saturday night edition of sportswrap. stanford played a sloppy game in sloppy conditions
. >> we hope that the tide is turning on our government and we're going take back our country for the people. >> here is an aerial photo of that human banner. the organize ising actually a san francisco taxicab cipher who has put together about a dozen events over the years. >> coming up next we hear more >> coming up next we hear more from the giant as they [ male announcer ] citibank's app for ipad makes it easy for anne to manage her finances when she's on the go....
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take a step forward and chase what matters. >>> the government beat its goal in cleaning up. the secretary louisiana hood -- la hood visited the site this morning. surpass the goal of 28. three more ships are set to be scrapped and recycles with priority given. >>> students and staff at logan high school are mourning the death of a long time teacher. the exact cause of death has not yet been revealed and students and teachers wondering what happened. >> 54-year-old christopher ryan was a veteran educator in union city. >> he was a teacher here for 18 years. he also worked add a administrateor. >> he >> he talked about college. he wanted to prep us all for. >> reporter: together grief counselors on hand. ryan's family told the sheriff's office they last saw him on tuesday morning. but in this parking area three near interstate 280 and highway 91 deputies say his car wednesday night. the next day ryan's body was found in the same general area. investigator wouldn't comment on how died. they i did the case now in the hand of coroners off. students say they have a lot of question
take a step forward and chase what matters. >>> the government beat its goal in cleaning up. the secretary louisiana hood -- la hood visited the site this morning. surpass the goal of 28. three more ships are set to be scrapped and recycles with priority given. >>> students and staff at logan high school are mourning the death of a long time teacher. the exact cause of death has not yet been revealed and students and teachers wondering what happened. >> 54-year-old...
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. >>> the federal government is suing san francisco based wells fargo. the feds accuse the -- in order to get federal loan insurance. the government is hoping to recoop hundreds of millions of the dollars of federal housing administration paid out after borrowers defaulted. wells fargo deny it is allegation. this is the fifth bank to face the allegations. >>> wall street numbers fell. the dow lost 110 points, nasdaq fell 47. heated in large part by silican valley chip making giant intel. >>> the price of gas hit an all time high. in san francisco aaa reports the average gas of a gallon of regular costs $4.74. that's up a fraction from yesterday. in san jose that same gallon costs $4.67. prices in oakland fell to $4.68 a gallon. >>> a teen accused of the theft of a celebrity car. wade is accused of stealing a yellow lamborghini that belonged to guy fierri and in a break out attempt in juvenile hall where he was being held until his 18th birthday. >>> fire investigators say that nearly eight fires in just two weeks may be related. the latest fire burned ma
. >>> the federal government is suing san francisco based wells fargo. the feds accuse the -- in order to get federal loan insurance. the government is hoping to recoop hundreds of millions of the dollars of federal housing administration paid out after borrowers defaulted. wells fargo deny it is allegation. this is the fifth bank to face the allegations. >>> wall street numbers fell. the dow lost 110 points, nasdaq fell 47. heated in large part by silican valley chip making...
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a new report find that is in recent weeks, the federal government is taking more de falters to court. in california, 7% of college students are in de fault. analysts say the lack of job openings and sluggish economy and soring tuition costs are triggering this rise in default. >>> the oakland zoo opened its state of the art veterinary hospital. it's the largest wild animal hospital in northern california. it was built using recycled content and high-performance material. the building is equiped with the latest technology and equipment to treat all 650 animals at the zoo. the cost of the new veterinary hospital was nearly $11 million and most of the funding came from private donations. >>> well, the san francisco giants today culminate add remarkable turn around in their divisional series against the cincinnati reds and now find themselves four victories away from a spot in the world series. mvp candidate hit the team's third ever post-season grand slam to take the giants to a six to nothing lead in the fifth inning. got the final out in the ninth to seal a six to four victory for the
a new report find that is in recent weeks, the federal government is taking more de falters to court. in california, 7% of college students are in de fault. analysts say the lack of job openings and sluggish economy and soring tuition costs are triggering this rise in default. >>> the oakland zoo opened its state of the art veterinary hospital. it's the largest wild animal hospital in northern california. it was built using recycled content and high-performance material. the building...
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. >>> federal government electronic program that employers can use to confirm employment eligibility. uses data from the homeland security as well as social security administration records. >> the presidential election is still more than a month away but early voting in california is set to begin next month. folks who want to get their votes in now can head to county election offices in just a couple days. monday is actually columbus daye closed. ballots for people who will be voting by mail will be sent out tuesday when the post office reopens from the holiday. so how will you vote? you can take our election quiz to help you decide like ktvu channel 2 news on facebook and find our presidential election quiz right under the cover photo. >> the search for two man accused of scamming an elderly woman out of her lifesavings. >>> and new information of a principal not reporting abuse allegations. >> it's a big weekend coming up lots going on in san francisco. the complete forecast. look at the five day as well. a chance of items on packages. benefit march of dimes and their efforts to pro
. >>> federal government electronic program that employers can use to confirm employment eligibility. uses data from the homeland security as well as social security administration records. >> the presidential election is still more than a month away but early voting in california is set to begin next month. folks who want to get their votes in now can head to county election offices in just a couple days. monday is actually columbus daye closed. ballots for people who will be...
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. >> now, we think government taking 28% of a family and that business income is enough. president obama, he thinks they ought to take the small business income. >> now, some early polling done right after the debate tonight. show that people are largely split over who came out on top. we're live in the newsroom, eric rasmussen. >> now, a live look where students formed their own opinions as they watched tonight's debate. >> we met the students backing up romney, obama, even the ron paul supporter. and for many at the university, the historic debate between the vice presidential candidates hit home. >> they started it over to watch the vice presidential match up. and they watched and listened. >> i watched it as well a couple weeks ago. obama kind of left me hanging there. seeming to be weak on the spot. >> i think biden was extremely unprofessional, disappointed, basically embarrassed by his performance tonight that he is our vice president. >> i would probably call it a draw. >> reporter: the chair of the university's political science department said congressman ryan w
. >> now, we think government taking 28% of a family and that business income is enough. president obama, he thinks they ought to take the small business income. >> now, some early polling done right after the debate tonight. show that people are largely split over who came out on top. we're live in the newsroom, eric rasmussen. >> now, a live look where students formed their own opinions as they watched tonight's debate. >> we met the students backing up romney, obama,...
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the city filed the suit today against the federal government's threatened seizure of the building at 1840 embarcadero. they've rented the property for the last six years. last year, they paid more than $1 million in taxes to the city. >>> it's been a crazy couple of days. beautiful afternoons. but last night's thunderstorm, and this afternoon that thunderstorm that brought as much as .7 of an inch of rain to gilroy. that's almost an inch of rain. it was raining, and hailing in the gilroy area. san jose got almost .1 of an inch. the rest of us, getting light sprinkles, now, especially in the north bay. you continue to see the swath of moisture moving through san rafael, and point reyes. light showers to moderate showers in this band. that's how it goes the rest of the night. we might even see another thunderstorm out there. when i come back at 10:45, we're going to look at the long ranged computer model and the five-day forecast that does have a couple of sprinkles in it. >>> we showed you the careful rescue of a sea lion yesterday. >> he was not happy. >> an update tonight on how blo
the city filed the suit today against the federal government's threatened seizure of the building at 1840 embarcadero. they've rented the property for the last six years. last year, they paid more than $1 million in taxes to the city. >>> it's been a crazy couple of days. beautiful afternoons. but last night's thunderstorm, and this afternoon that thunderstorm that brought as much as .7 of an inch of rain to gilroy. that's almost an inch of rain. it was raining, and hailing in the...
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capriles was expected to be the president's greatest challenger. >>> in iraq, the government executes 11 men. the number of executions are being called terrifying. international advocates have raised concerns about the fairness of trials, the transparency of court proceedings and the rumor of forced confessions. >>> natural steel pipes are being buried in the ocean bed. if a large earthquake were to hit, they could be raised to 121 feet above the water to diffuse the energy of a tsunami. >>> the man accused of killing trayvon martin plans to file a defamation of character lawsuit against nbc. >> george called and reported a black person. somebody asked him to describe someone. but the way things were edited like by nbc and others made it sound otherwide. >> reporter: three employees of nbc or the nbc station lost their jobs because of the editing. zimmerman is currently free on jail facing second degree number charges in the shooting of trayvon martin. >> the massachusetts pharmacy that distributed a steroid linked to a deadly outbreak of fungal meningitis is recalling all of its prod
capriles was expected to be the president's greatest challenger. >>> in iraq, the government executes 11 men. the number of executions are being called terrifying. international advocates have raised concerns about the fairness of trials, the transparency of court proceedings and the rumor of forced confessions. >>> natural steel pipes are being buried in the ocean bed. if a large earthquake were to hit, they could be raised to 121 feet above the water to diffuse the energy of...
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. >> at the rate of which the pakistani people turn against them, help the government to go after them that would be perhaps a silver lining from this horrible tragedy. >> reporter: malala was just 7 years old when she wrote about life under the taliban for the bbc. she's since been a crusader the taliban wanted to silence. >> i think it has ramifications beyond the area where it took place and this one person. >> reporter: and indeed this story of the brave teenager has inspired people around the world. >> we have seen life as men and we will stand up for our rights. >> reporter: now girls and boys in pakistan are taking up her fight for the right of all girls to go to school. rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a vallejo man accused of fatally shooting his two friend pled not guilty today in solano county superior court. authorities say halleneger shot the two men. he's charged with two counts of murder and weapons enhancements. >>> new developments now in a story we first brought you back in april. ktvu has learned that a house in antioch taking over by squatters has now been so
. >> at the rate of which the pakistani people turn against them, help the government to go after them that would be perhaps a silver lining from this horrible tragedy. >> reporter: malala was just 7 years old when she wrote about life under the taliban for the bbc. she's since been a crusader the taliban wanted to silence. >> i think it has ramifications beyond the area where it took place and this one person. >> reporter: and indeed this story of the brave teenager has...
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domination and -- corporate domination of government and government secrecy. that was warren's tradition in the first half of the 20th century, and by the time he was done with his landmark work on the court, it was the nation's tradition as well. there are two more fields that i'd like to mention more briefly that, in which warren's life in california profoundly affected the positions he would take as chief justice. in one area he carried the court to all of our great benefit, and in the other he failed to do so, and it represents the rare instance where i would argue that we are better off for warren's inability to bring the court. as i mentioned, warren had spent much of his life as a prosecutor, and in a particular time and place. he began his life prosecuting subversives, bootlegers and gambles along with corrupt county supervisors and sheriffs. early in his life asal pee da d. a, he put away a corrupt sheriff who also happened to be a member of the ku klux klan and broke up a corruption ring in the oakland/alameda area that was giving away paving contrac
domination and -- corporate domination of government and government secrecy. that was warren's tradition in the first half of the 20th century, and by the time he was done with his landmark work on the court, it was the nation's tradition as well. there are two more fields that i'd like to mention more briefly that, in which warren's life in california profoundly affected the positions he would take as chief justice. in one area he carried the court to all of our great benefit, and in the other...
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so in summary for this portion, or this particular focus on governance, we believe that the work of the arts commission is too important to remain static, that it is living under a charter requirement that limits its potential to be a much more significant organization in the city, and we recommend wholeheartedly that that change. one way or the other. we recommend that a charter amendment be made. if that cannot -- to expand the board and to bring in a broader scope but in the interim or instead of, an advisory committee can be established, sphreppedz of can be established. there are a variety of ways that the city can attend to this, and i don't think it should be left alone, and should be addressed rather quickly, to make the arts commission a stronger organization, in the community. the problem that was most prominent in the beginning of our term as members of the grand jury dealt with the civic art collection. and just to put it in perspective as to what it is, in a brief summary, it's considered to be a $90 million collection. it's supposed to have about 4,000 objects in it. howev
so in summary for this portion, or this particular focus on governance, we believe that the work of the arts commission is too important to remain static, that it is living under a charter requirement that limits its potential to be a much more significant organization in the city, and we recommend wholeheartedly that that change. one way or the other. we recommend that a charter amendment be made. if that cannot -- to expand the board and to bring in a broader scope but in the interim or...
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so to be in a city where the arts are as important to be heard here at government audit and oversight committee is a testament to the fortune we have to the commitment of arts and culture as a core value and part of the core solution over all challenges we face of the city and the celebration of the city. i think to start there i think it's a great honor to serve in my role and work on some of these challenges ahead of us. >> president farrell: just one question. san francisco does very well compared to other california cities but california does poorly to other states. the first finding we're asked to comment on is that we develop more than any other municipality in the u. s. do you know where we stand in there hasn't been a comprehensive analysis from what you've seen. >> yes. i want to clarify. we were asked to either agree, disagree partially, or disagree wholly by the instructions. in terms of the cup half full or empty when we disagree partially you can interpret that as a green partially. in terms of finding one, we just do not have the teat before us. there had not been a comp
so to be in a city where the arts are as important to be heard here at government audit and oversight committee is a testament to the fortune we have to the commitment of arts and culture as a core value and part of the core solution over all challenges we face of the city and the celebration of the city. i think to start there i think it's a great honor to serve in my role and work on some of these challenges ahead of us. >> president farrell: just one question. san francisco does very...
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on the government -- >> you lease from the port for headquarters. >> lease this from the port. put the money in, work with the port and port then leases back the office space from us. >> any other arrangements where you own the property and are leasing to other government entities within the bay area to expand other places, like this lease we have before us with the mta. >> i can't answer that question right now. there's no -- i could answer it this way. i would be bold enough to say, yes, we have leases with other government entities just because we have so much property. but i can't think of anything in the bay off the top of my head. we have other people on staff that focus on the 20 million square feet we already own. they would know the in's and out's of that better than i would. >> okay. thank you. >> thank you. supervisor campos. >> thank you. i was wondering if i could ask the gentleman or the brokerage, if you don't mind coming up, please. thank you. i was wondering if you could walk us through exactly when it was that you first learned about this property. just to cla
on the government -- >> you lease from the port for headquarters. >> lease this from the port. put the money in, work with the port and port then leases back the office space from us. >> any other arrangements where you own the property and are leasing to other government entities within the bay area to expand other places, like this lease we have before us with the mta. >> i can't answer that question right now. there's no -- i could answer it this way. i would be bold...
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so to be in a city where the arts are as important to be heard here at government audit and oversight committee is a testament to the fortune we have to the commitment of arts and culture as a core value and part of the core solution over all challenges we face of the city and the celebration of the city. i think to start there i think it's a great hono to serve in my role and work on some of these challenges ahead of us. >> presidentar
so to be in a city where the arts are as important to be heard here at government audit and oversight committee is a testament to the fortune we have to the commitment of arts and culture as a core value and part of the core solution over all challenges we face of the city and the celebration of the city. i think to start there i think it's a great hono to serve in my role and work on some of these challenges ahead of us. >> presidentar
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number of people for a decision-making purposes and there is an executive committee that deals with governance. i think with the new head of the commission and certainly all of us in this room paying more attention to the work that the staff is doing and the commission's doing, i think we can using existing framework to make progress. so with that i just want to reaffirm the mayor's strong commitment to the importance of art, and this department, art is such a rich part of our city and, you know, we are -- it's hard to hear negative things about work that we're doing. but i do think that we are on the right track. so i'm happy to hand the mic over to tom delaney now from the arts commission. thank you. >> good afternoon, supervisors. thank you for your time. and thank you. i just want to start by thanking the civil grand jury. i started in my role as director of cultural affairs on january 9 of this year and one of the things that came first light to me was there his there was an investigation by the civil grand yir and that caused alarm on my behalf about what i was getting into. but i think
number of people for a decision-making purposes and there is an executive committee that deals with governance. i think with the new head of the commission and certainly all of us in this room paying more attention to the work that the staff is doing and the commission's doing, i think we can using existing framework to make progress. so with that i just want to reaffirm the mayor's strong commitment to the importance of art, and this department, art is such a rich part of our city and, you...
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and they help with government funding. that's a source i'd like to get back to later because i think it's a self-diluted position that they cannot try to find funding for their needs outside of government sources. the library does it, rec and park does it. it's an issue that is done very successfully by other organizations in government and it's something that i think holds back the growth and development of the programs in the community, and something that really needs to be attended to. more about that later. specifically, they have -- the arts commission have some very important rules and responsibilities. amongst them are approving the design of all public buildings, approving the purchase or acceptance of all new city art, accepting the responsibility for maintaining and keeping an inventory of all of the art that the city owns, and promoting neighborhood arts in the various communities. and i'm sure the board of supervisors is somewhat familiar with the arts commission, since it apropose operates funds for the arts c
and they help with government funding. that's a source i'd like to get back to later because i think it's a self-diluted position that they cannot try to find funding for their needs outside of government sources. the library does it, rec and park does it. it's an issue that is done very successfully by other organizations in government and it's something that i think holds back the growth and development of the programs in the community, and something that really needs to be attended to. more...
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opportunity fund is not a bank or a government agency. we are an independent nonprofit organization with a mission to provide capital to working people to help them earn, say, and invest in the future. we focus primarily on businesses that are not yet bankable. most of our clients are themselves low or moderate income people or working in low or moderate income neighborhoods. but not exclusively. we will look at any business we think can bring about substantial community benefits. i want to talk about what type of loans we make and whatever products we have. that is important to note that in our case, they mentioned -- i mentioned some acronyms. the service corps of retired executives, women's business centers, renaissance and entrepreneurs should here in san francisco, women's initiative for self-employed -- those organizations offer classes often and one-on-one counseling. in some cases, whether or not you are seeking a loan -- in our case, and rising is strictly tied to a loan. we are a financial institution. but if you come to us for
opportunity fund is not a bank or a government agency. we are an independent nonprofit organization with a mission to provide capital to working people to help them earn, say, and invest in the future. we focus primarily on businesses that are not yet bankable. most of our clients are themselves low or moderate income people or working in low or moderate income neighborhoods. but not exclusively. we will look at any business we think can bring about substantial community benefits. i want to...
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that are working with the government. both. >> i think that you are going to see... this is a setting of what is to come, judging by the amount of the increase to the tifia program, i think that we are going to see a substantial growth in the innovative program in the future, transportation bills. >> project delivery stream lining a few key things that i would like to point out. this was one of the key goals of the house republicans. map-21 expands the category exclusions so that the pedestrian projects in an existing right-of-way or less than $75 million in federal funds will recognize an expedited time line, so this will bode well for some of the smaller projects in san francisco that had serious challenged because of a prolonged review face in order to get the clearance to utilize the transportation funds. establishing the criteria to complete the major projects in four years and also authorizing program solutions for projects without changing neba. they now have delegation to administer the project. for all projects t
that are working with the government. both. >> i think that you are going to see... this is a setting of what is to come, judging by the amount of the increase to the tifia program, i think that we are going to see a substantial growth in the innovative program in the future, transportation bills. >> project delivery stream lining a few key things that i would like to point out. this was one of the key goals of the house republicans. map-21 expands the category exclusions so that...
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the local and state governments and federal government. we do not come in and take over. that is what is key when we look at this and how it really is the whole community. i want to point out the other agencies that leadçç the recoy support function and looking at all ofç the agencies that have participated. çto bring in the whole entire federal family. that is one of the things i found most frustrating three years ago when i came to be in fema and looking across the ñrwhole inter-agency. çatñr the state level, we were always callingç trying to shop around to find out how we could get more resources because there is so much more out there other than the stafford act. that is what we think about when weç think about recovery. we think about the men and the stafford act. ç-- we think about fema and the stafford act. they did not make any community hall. çit is everything else that cos to bear and how weç maximize te resources as we move forward. as we look into this, we will get into the free-market self -- we will get into theq it is a framework. it i
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it is the successor agency commission that would govern all activities of the successor agency staff including the director and day-to-day operations and management. >> so there will be two directors now? one for the oversight board, one for the successor agency, or one person can do both? >> not necessarily. it is the oversight board's option to provide their own staff if they so chose. the successor commission can select the tone director. >> it is essentially the same procedures. it is confusing because essentially for all practical purposes, it is like to be the same staff. if tiffany is chosen as the director she will report to two different commissions. same amount of work. the work is now -- most things have to go to two bodies instead of one so it is confusing. it will likely be the same group of people and send direct reporting. the oversight board with respect to financial matters and the successor agency commission with regard to project implementation matters. >> and how often with these -- each of these boards and the commission be expected to meet? is it going to have m
it is the successor agency commission that would govern all activities of the successor agency staff including the director and day-to-day operations and management. >> so there will be two directors now? one for the oversight board, one for the successor agency, or one person can do both? >> not necessarily. it is the oversight board's option to provide their own staff if they so chose. the successor commission can select the tone director. >> it is essentially the same...
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this is the governing law of official conduct in san francisco. so if i go to the san francisco police department and i want to look at records of a case that is closed. i shouldn't have any problem from the san francisco police department saying no, we can't share any tape recordings with you. or we can't share any evidence that was collected both audio and video with you. where in fact if the case is closed, those are public records. specifically if i want to apply those to commissioner harris. this is important. and i am surprised you looking at me shocked. this is what you get if you spend 10 months on ross mirkarimi railroading him and 10 days trying to push this through. and it doesn't give us an idea of the information and i excuse me me mr. st. croix i was not able to read the documents of this meeting. but i wasn't able to read the minutes of mirkarimi hearing previous to those five through 10 or 12. anyway, thank you. >> hope johnson. i have two -- first i want to say it would, i understand it's been a long time that these have been, sin
this is the governing law of official conduct in san francisco. so if i go to the san francisco police department and i want to look at records of a case that is closed. i shouldn't have any problem from the san francisco police department saying no, we can't share any tape recordings with you. or we can't share any evidence that was collected both audio and video with you. where in fact if the case is closed, those are public records. specifically if i want to apply those to commissioner...
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how does a governing body establish accountability. i've asked for a 360 performance review so commissioners are getting information about my performance from parties other than myself which will be important to assuring accountability. i think the commission is well aware that there have been challenges and on their watch they are responsible for the future of the arts commission. with these recommendations in mind we're moving forward. with the mayor's office we brought on two new commissioners, one is a chairman and ceo of ymca, another is the development director of the lgbt center in san francisco, both come with business ak men. i think i need to address the issue of artists on the commission. i want to be cautious we don't promote the stereotype that they're not good finance people. our commission president is an attorney who practice law, is now a professor at san francisco art institute. so artists often have multiple skill sets just like business individuals or medical professionals, doctor doctors cn businesses. that's not t
how does a governing body establish accountability. i've asked for a 360 performance review so commissioners are getting information about my performance from parties other than myself which will be important to assuring accountability. i think the commission is well aware that there have been challenges and on their watch they are responsible for the future of the arts commission. with these recommendations in mind we're moving forward. with the mayor's office we brought on two new...
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this measure would get san francisco city government into the business of making home loans. this is part of what brought on the economic crisis at the federal level, fannie mae and freddie mac giving out home loans to people who couldn't afford to buy and later had their houses foreclosed. we don't know what's going to happen in the housing market for the next 30 years. i think it's foolish to set aside increasing set amounts of money for the next 3 decades when we know right now that there's thousands of people living on the streets. why not just build as many affordable units now as possible and do that by getting government out of the way with all its red tape and regulations and taxes and union work rules that increase the cost of housing. that would be a better way to get affordable housing, not bringing back this redevelopment agency with its legacy of driving african americans out of the fillmore and they had slated more than half the bay area for redevelopment before they were shut down. >> anything you'd like to add, peter? >> there's a number of assertions from my
this measure would get san francisco city government into the business of making home loans. this is part of what brought on the economic crisis at the federal level, fannie mae and freddie mac giving out home loans to people who couldn't afford to buy and later had their houses foreclosed. we don't know what's going to happen in the housing market for the next 30 years. i think it's foolish to set aside increasing set amounts of money for the next 3 decades when we know right now that there's...
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and open up more government were to the ideas that our neighborhoods have about building strong cities. thank you for being here. i want to thank all the sponsors from the hilton who is hosting as here to all the organizations, to our partners in ecology, the think tanks that help keep us going and give us better ideas around the country as how we can do it. today, we are 70% recycling, -- 78% recycling, the highest in the nation. i hope we will get 2 1/2% with your help. thank you very much. [applause] stupak >> welcome to "culturewire." today we are at recology. they are celebrate 20 years of one of the most incredibly unique artist residency programs. we are here to learn more from one of the resident artists. welcome to the show, deborah. tell us how this program began 20 years ago. >> the program began 20 years ago. our founder was an environmentalist and an activist and an artist in the 1970's. she started these street sweeping campaigns in the city. she started with kids. they had an exhibition at city hall. city officials heard about her efforts and they invited her to this fac
and open up more government were to the ideas that our neighborhoods have about building strong cities. thank you for being here. i want to thank all the sponsors from the hilton who is hosting as here to all the organizations, to our partners in ecology, the think tanks that help keep us going and give us better ideas around the country as how we can do it. today, we are 70% recycling, -- 78% recycling, the highest in the nation. i hope we will get 2 1/2% with your help. thank you very much....
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feedback from you about what organization you think would be best to support kind of ongoing either governance structure of the organization. so as the civil grand jury knows to increase the number of at large members that is a charter amendment, requires going to the voters. that's something i am open to looking at going forward for sure. but the first election that would be would be next november. so we have some time in the middle here to come back and hear from tom and see how things are going. so i'd like to proposes recommendations 1 through 3 require further analysis. >> can you hear me? under the state rules, you would have to actually provide some more specificity on sort of how that analysis will be conducted and the timeframe. >> president farrell: so when i suggest in six months to have the director come back, and provide an evaluation, and -- of all of those potential options, and i would like to hear from tom after six months going forward. would that be sufficient enough? >> uh-huh. >> sure. i'll go along with six months. and i'm not going to be here in six months but i would sa
feedback from you about what organization you think would be best to support kind of ongoing either governance structure of the organization. so as the civil grand jury knows to increase the number of at large members that is a charter amendment, requires going to the voters. that's something i am open to looking at going forward for sure. but the first election that would be would be next november. so we have some time in the middle here to come back and hear from tom and see how things are...
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i am the government policy director at spur. it is my distinct pleasure to welcome such an amazing panel as well as the mayor of our fine city. this is the innovation mayor, mayor ed lee. [applause] >> thank you. can everyone here me? welcome to spur. i enjoy being here because every time i come here, some part of my brain wakes up that has not been woken up before. i am here to welcome you. earlier, i had a wonderful opportunity to exchange with our panel members about what they are doing and how they're doing it. . i think these panel members are here as part of their own entrepreneurial spirit. they own companies but love the city. they know the spirit of the city is one of innovation, that invites peoples and views, and smashes them -- meshes them together to see if we can make an even better san francisco. we have two other supervisors who may be coming later. we're all part of the initial group of policymakers at city hall who want to hear news views and ideas on the new collaborative economy. we're interested in it becaus
i am the government policy director at spur. it is my distinct pleasure to welcome such an amazing panel as well as the mayor of our fine city. this is the innovation mayor, mayor ed lee. [applause] >> thank you. can everyone here me? welcome to spur. i enjoy being here because every time i come here, some part of my brain wakes up that has not been woken up before. i am here to welcome you. earlier, i had a wonderful opportunity to exchange with our panel members about what they are...
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if simultaneous translation services are used, speakers will be governed by the public testimony time limit., please. >> good afternoon, i am james mcconnell, i am a proud gay veteran and i'm here today to say please, we're veterans, we served that country. that building is rightfully ours. do what we ask, not what outsiders, any political influence does. listen to us veterans, please. thank you. >> each member of the public will be allotted the same number of minutes to speak, except that public speakers using translation assistance will be allowed to testify for twice the amount of the public testimony time limit. if simultaneous translation services are used, speakers will be governed by the public . >> good afternoon, commissioners, i'm mario benfield, first commander of the 8th district of san francisco. like the other two veterans that spoke earlier, may post, post 44 ailt, has great has a great stake in this building across the street. we are the first gay post in the country. the second point i want to say is the plans presented today here are too indefinite and contradict eac
if simultaneous translation services are used, speakers will be governed by the public testimony time limit., please. >> good afternoon, i am james mcconnell, i am a proud gay veteran and i'm here today to say please, we're veterans, we served that country. that building is rightfully ours. do what we ask, not what outsiders, any political influence does. listen to us veterans, please. thank you. >> each member of the public will be allotted the same number of minutes to speak,...
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public engagement is extremely important to the way we run government in san francisco. it has always been about public engagement. we need the last bodies come a different viewpoints, different economic classics -- classes, ethnicities, and regions of the city to be well-represented on everything we do because that is what makes our city great. it is that the verse you point coming together to focus -- it is that diverse viewpoint coming together to focus and figure out with the public what it is that we should do, that it is time well, well thought out, and what we need to do to show the rest of the country that this city can work itself out of the economic doldrums and into presenting hope and economic opportunity for everybody, no matter their backgrounds. we also reflect our regional values in this city in many different ways. we want to continue selecting people who will make sure government and all of our programs are open to everybody. i want to thank each and every one of the people in front of me today representing the different bodies we are about to make appo
public engagement is extremely important to the way we run government in san francisco. it has always been about public engagement. we need the last bodies come a different viewpoints, different economic classics -- classes, ethnicities, and regions of the city to be well-represented on everything we do because that is what makes our city great. it is that the verse you point coming together to focus -- it is that diverse viewpoint coming together to focus and figure out with the public what it...
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jury so i'm going walk through those, the first finding indicated that the jury couldn't identify any government investigations tracking surcharges, we partially disagreed with that finding i think unbeknownst so the grand jury, we had commenced our process of na process of compiling that which we've since issued in our report in august, so we have done that. moving to the fourth finding, the grand jury indicated that the city didn't have a plan nor sufficient staff at olse to audit surcharge compliance with the regulations. the olse's response in summary is that we absolutely intend to at least facially respond to as has been indicated already, employers are going to be required to report to us their surcharge data, how much they collect in surcharges, whether or not that's more or less the amount they spend in health care, those who report to us affirmatively that they have collected more on surcharges than they spent on health care, we will enforce the provision that they be required to spend that money irrevocably on health care, we intend to do that and have a plan to do that. at the same t
jury so i'm going walk through those, the first finding indicated that the jury couldn't identify any government investigations tracking surcharges, we partially disagreed with that finding i think unbeknownst so the grand jury, we had commenced our process of na process of compiling that which we've since issued in our report in august, so we have done that. moving to the fourth finding, the grand jury indicated that the city didn't have a plan nor sufficient staff at olse to audit surcharge...
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we have to move forward and i want our city government to move forward at the same time. something that i had hoped not to see on the ballot, an effort to tear down our hetch hetchy and question whether and where we would ever get the cleanest water this country has from the hetch hetchy source. i have said over and over again this dangerous and misguided effort, it will be disasterous for our economy and some people out there are sulgting we can tear down this dam and still get enough water for our residents and businesses and i tell you, that's simply not true and it is insane. (applause). now, that's what's going on. what about looking forward? since this is a breakfast, to look forward. major development projects like forced cities 5m project to preserve the ionic chronicle building and preserve 4 acres of underutilized parking lots and industrial structures into an urban mixed use campus, we are getting that done. the muscone expansion project will assure our convention center remains a linchpin of our city's tourism sector and you know we have world class tourism in
we have to move forward and i want our city government to move forward at the same time. something that i had hoped not to see on the ballot, an effort to tear down our hetch hetchy and question whether and where we would ever get the cleanest water this country has from the hetch hetchy source. i have said over and over again this dangerous and misguided effort, it will be disasterous for our economy and some people out there are sulgting we can tear down this dam and still get enough water...
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number four, we also have lots of funding, government funding, that is supporting capital projects, and for instance 2006 we did not have local hiring for our bond measure. 2011 half a billion dollars worth of work. i want local hiring so that we pay for it. our people that live here should benefit from it. >> all right. thank you. all right. now we're going to come to the candidate's closing statements but i want to remind you if you haven't registered to vote you still have time. please urge everyone to register the deadline is october 22nd and if you moved you need to register again. we're going to do the closing statements in reverse alphabetical order and to the candidates please remember you have -- you got that one right, one minute each. mr. yee we will begin with you. >> i am norman yee and running for supervisor and lived in the district for 27 year scption my two daughters grew up and i am running because i want to grow our economy, make our streets safer and keep our families here, and have been on the school board as a president for eight years now and we turned the school
number four, we also have lots of funding, government funding, that is supporting capital projects, and for instance 2006 we did not have local hiring for our bond measure. 2011 half a billion dollars worth of work. i want local hiring so that we pay for it. our people that live here should benefit from it. >> all right. thank you. all right. now we're going to come to the candidate's closing statements but i want to remind you if you haven't registered to vote you still have time. please...
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unfortunately, the government and procter and gamble was freaked out about this. then it was announceable, just a little bit of toxic metals, don't worry. they put the products back on the shelf and back on the market. china is the no. 1 growth market for procter and gamble. have quotes where she says china is no. 2 mark and going for no. 1 and do it by marketing our products to millions of villages across china. that is the mentality of the company, all about growth and convincing us that we need more products. these are also in the most toxic categories and increasingly marketed to younger and younger girls. this is an example of a 5 or 7 year old on the cover of a skin, hair relaxer. these are ratings, that is the most toxic hair relaxers and no. 1 is a kid's product. then for hair dye, younger and younger girls are getting hair dye. "new york times", girls 10 and 11 are getting their hair dyed into the salon. it used to be 15 or 16. the industry was excited. this represent as growth market for the industries. it also represents age and continued chemical expos
unfortunately, the government and procter and gamble was freaked out about this. then it was announceable, just a little bit of toxic metals, don't worry. they put the products back on the shelf and back on the market. china is the no. 1 growth market for procter and gamble. have quotes where she says china is no. 2 mark and going for no. 1 and do it by marketing our products to millions of villages across china. that is the mentality of the company, all about growth and convincing us that we...
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, the state governmentç, the local government, theç tribes. you also have to work with the nonprofits, red cross, salvation army, many more. you have to bring in the faith- based community. it is huge what they are able to doç on a daily basis with a sml emergency. it may be in somebody's home unfortunately caught on fire. it is a disaster to them. ççwho is thereç during the dr for that family? it is the city. it is the red cross. the salvation army, the local church, synagogue,ç mosqueç, whatever. the faith based community is there to help the mountçç -- o help them out. when things are little bigger, who else is there? neighbors helping neighbors. ças it gets a little bigger, or even if it is a small house fire, in the neighborhoods of this city and neighborhoods across the country, if something çhappens, there is usually a local business that knows the family and been dealing with for a while and says that will help them out in some way or another. i remember last year i was traveling in the floods of north dakota. there
, the state governmentç, the local government, theç tribes. you also have to work with the nonprofits, red cross, salvation army, many more. you have to bring in the faith- based community. it is huge what they are able to doç on a daily basis with a sml emergency. it may be in somebody's home unfortunately caught on fire. it is a disaster to them. ççwho is thereç during the dr for that family? it is the city. it is the red cross. the salvation army, the local church, synagogue,ç...
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we decide this casee24ne based on the law that governance official misconduct, including. the charter provisions that control it, and based on theam1sidence presented. and if you look at the facts and aç the law, it is clear that there are two possiblel+lcm interpretations of what official misconduct and while i understand and respect the position that has been articulatedíuááájuárjy and i want to thank president hur beca
we decide this casee24ne based on the law that governance official misconduct, including. the charter provisions that control it, and based on theam1sidence presented. and if you look at the facts and aç the law, it is clear that there are two possiblel+lcm interpretations of what official misconduct and while i understand and respect the position that has been articulatedíuááájuárjy and i want to thank president hur beca
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so they decided to form an organization and then the los angeles government was going to put a trash burner right in front of the school where the kids were going and they said no way. so they started to march. there will several hundred of them that were marching. okay, the trash did not come. one after another in these incidents the mothers got together and they said let's do it. and you know, they marched, they cleaned up the area where they lived. they did wonderful things. these were hispanic women. we don't have a very good community of hispanic women. why, i do not know. >> host: i think the different populations may have their prejudices, but -- >> guest: these were wonderful women. >> host: populations may have prejudices against other groups of people and immigrants have a hard time in this country. >> guest: i'm an immigrant. everyone is an immigrant. >> host: where did you come from? >> guest: i came from northern italy. >> host: when you come to this country and you have this experience dealing with the latina women of los angeles, your thoughts? >> guest: my thoughts ar
so they decided to form an organization and then the los angeles government was going to put a trash burner right in front of the school where the kids were going and they said no way. so they started to march. there will several hundred of them that were marching. okay, the trash did not come. one after another in these incidents the mothers got together and they said let's do it. and you know, they marched, they cleaned up the area where they lived. they did wonderful things. these were...
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frankly, new england city governments are the small ones and tall hall government is the best of all. we can't do that. but we can give people is exposure to city government, it avoids a lot of problems. we have had a lot of mistakes. (inaudible) was not built when they put in the underground, that caused umpty million dollars to correct. >> we hope this discussion was informative. for more information on this and other ballot measures in this year's election, please visit the san francisco league of women voters at sfvotes.org. remember, early voting is available at city hall monday through friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm if you don't vote early, be sure >> welcome to "culturewire." today we are at recology. they are celebrate 20 years of one of the most incredibly unique artist residency programs. we are here to learn more from one of the resident artists. welcome to the show, deborah. tell us how this program began 20 years ago. >> the program began 20 years ago. our founder was an environmentalist and an activist and an artist in the 1970's. she started these street sweeping campai
frankly, new england city governments are the small ones and tall hall government is the best of all. we can't do that. but we can give people is exposure to city government, it avoids a lot of problems. we have had a lot of mistakes. (inaudible) was not built when they put in the underground, that caused umpty million dollars to correct. >> we hope this discussion was informative. for more information on this and other ballot measures in this year's election, please visit the san...
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this meeting is broadcast live on san francisco government television, sfgtv cable channel 78 and dvd's of this meeting are available for purchase directly from sfgtv thank you for your attention. at this point in time we will conduct our swearing in process. if you intend to testify at any of tonight's hearings and wish to have the board give your testimony evidencary weight, please stand, raise your right hand and say i do after you have been sworn in or affirmed. please note that any member of the public may speak without taking this oath pursuant to the rights under the sunshine ordinance in the administrative code. thank you. (witnesses sworn). >> thank you. president wong, members of the board , we have one house keeping this evening, that has to do with item 5, appeal no. 095, concerning the house on lans street. any public comment? seeing none, mr. pacheco, call the roll please. >> on that motion from commissioner lazarus to continue item 5-11095 to the call of chair, the board's indefinite calendar, on that motion, the vote is 4-0. this matter is continued to the call of chair.
this meeting is broadcast live on san francisco government television, sfgtv cable channel 78 and dvd's of this meeting are available for purchase directly from sfgtv thank you for your attention. at this point in time we will conduct our swearing in process. if you intend to testify at any of tonight's hearings and wish to have the board give your testimony evidencary weight, please stand, raise your right hand and say i do after you have been sworn in or affirmed. please note that any member...